Lianne
@knithacker42.bsky.social
Biology / science / nature enthusiast. Software engineer who loves knitting and my dogs Sadie and Willow. An amateur artist / pixel artist. Hobbyist game developer.
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Little Cormorant Hunt
29/09/26 - 18 colours
29/09/26 - 18 colours
September 29, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Little Cormorant Hunt
29/09/26 - 18 colours
29/09/26 - 18 colours
Does anyone know the stats on this stuff? I have some bird feeders and I love when the birds come back the last thing I want to do is hurt our local birds. I just planted a little native plant pollinator garden (hasn't bloomed yet) so I'm not just feeding the birds.
Opinion | Maybe We Should Leave Birds Alone
One of Britain’s favorite national pastimes is hurting as well as helping.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Does anyone know the stats on this stuff? I have some bird feeders and I love when the birds come back the last thing I want to do is hurt our local birds. I just planted a little native plant pollinator garden (hasn't bloomed yet) so I'm not just feeding the birds.
I'm not sleeping! You are sleeping! #dogsofbluesky
September 28, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I'm not sleeping! You are sleeping! #dogsofbluesky
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Couldn't let fat bear week pass me by without sculpting a little something 🐻 cheeky fella!
September 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Couldn't let fat bear week pass me by without sculpting a little something 🐻 cheeky fella!
I could read papers for my thesis OR I could read @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social 's new book! Hmmm... tough choice.
September 27, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I could read papers for my thesis OR I could read @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social 's new book! Hmmm... tough choice.
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This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
September 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
Sorry for the weird sidebar. This site isn't made for mobile. This is the Slocum glider fighting the current to try to get to it's waypoint in this Nor'easter. They are buoyancy driven so not going very fast.
September 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Sorry for the weird sidebar. This site isn't made for mobile. This is the Slocum glider fighting the current to try to get to it's waypoint in this Nor'easter. They are buoyancy driven so not going very fast.
If you have to catch up on academic readings for your thesis why not do it in the hammock?
September 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
If you have to catch up on academic readings for your thesis why not do it in the hammock?
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The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
September 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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And the answer, as best we can tell is: they have no idea they're as sparkly as a prom dress.
The iridescence is a structural color, a natural consequence of stacking layers of chitin on their plates ('elytra') to sufficient thickness to be protective.
What horrors are they protecting against?
The iridescence is a structural color, a natural consequence of stacking layers of chitin on their plates ('elytra') to sufficient thickness to be protective.
What horrors are they protecting against?
September 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Happy mushroom season!
September 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Happy mushroom season!
I knit this sweater when my best girl Angel was getting older and couldn't stay as warm. 12 years later as it gets cooler our new dog Willow tries it on for size. #handknit #dogsofbluesky
September 23, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I knit this sweater when my best girl Angel was getting older and couldn't stay as warm. 12 years later as it gets cooler our new dog Willow tries it on for size. #handknit #dogsofbluesky
Really excited most of the plants in my native pollinator garden is growing!
September 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Really excited most of the plants in my native pollinator garden is growing!
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Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!
Goooood morning!
The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols!
Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded!
Get one at SquidFacts.net
Pls repost ❤️
The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols!
Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded!
Get one at SquidFacts.net
Pls repost ❤️
September 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!
How is that comfortable? #dogsofbluesky
September 18, 2026 at 4:17 AM
How is that comfortable? #dogsofbluesky
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We're gonna need a bigger tree. Handmade lino print on paper.
#birds #art #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #shark
Liquoricelino.etsy.com
#birds #art #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #shark
Liquoricelino.etsy.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM
We're gonna need a bigger tree. Handmade lino print on paper.
#birds #art #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #shark
Liquoricelino.etsy.com
#birds #art #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #shark
Liquoricelino.etsy.com
People say "what's wrong with Windows?" when I refuse to use it. Well today I had Microsoft word open in windows just looking at a small document and it crashed. That's my problem.
September 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
People say "what's wrong with Windows?" when I refuse to use it. Well today I had Microsoft word open in windows just looking at a small document and it crashed. That's my problem.
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Marianne Seiman, contemporary crochet artist (via Instagram) #Womensart #September
September 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Marianne Seiman, contemporary crochet artist (via Instagram) #Womensart #September
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Treating this as an unstoppable race, and accepting the "endgame" of runaway warming, is a reckless gamble that should never be decided in a boardroom alone. Betting on future carbon removal to fix today's emissions requires far more confidence than the evidence supports.
September 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Treating this as an unstoppable race, and accepting the "endgame" of runaway warming, is a reckless gamble that should never be decided in a boardroom alone. Betting on future carbon removal to fix today's emissions requires far more confidence than the evidence supports.
I got to hold a baby terrapin today ❤️ 🐢
September 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I got to hold a baby terrapin today ❤️ 🐢
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Really good stamp from @bittelmethis.bsky.social
September 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Really good stamp from @bittelmethis.bsky.social
Enjoy the roses blooming before the deer get them!
September 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Enjoy the roses blooming before the deer get them!
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This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.
September 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.